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title: "Manchester United: Fans don’t want Jesse Lingard back"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-dont-want-jesse-lingard-back/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Callum Pragnell"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-10-22T20:55:35Z"
modified: "2019-10-22T20:55:35Z"
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# Manchester United: Fans don’t want Jesse Lingard back

**Jesse Lingard has missed Manchester United’s previous two league games against Newcastle and Liverpool with a [hamstring injury sustained against AZ Alkmaar](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/man-utd-lingard-injury-news-17028891) in the Europa League at the start of October.**

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The 26-year-old had been largely ineffective for the Red Devils prior to picking up that injury, however, registering no goals or assists in the league or Europe all season, per [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-lingard/leistungsdaten/spieler/141660).

Indeed, the England international has struggled for form all year, with his last contribution for United in the Premier League coming ten months ago in December 2018 (via [Goal](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/no-man-utd-goals-or-assists-in-2019-why-is-jesse-lingard-still-a-/tsd6hsqibool1n9nunexb914k)).

Lingard has registered just [one assist](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jesse-lingard/leistungsdaten/spieler/141660) this time out – in the EFL Cup win over Rochdale – with many fans now vying for him to be replaced by someone like Leicester City’s [James Maddison,](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1193941/Man-Utd-transfer-target-James-Maddison-Instagram-post-Marcus-Rashford-news-gossip) who is currently flying with the Foxes this term having [scored three goals and provided two assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/james-maddison/profil/spieler/294057) in all competitions.

Yesterday, United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer provided an injury update on Lingard, claiming that he should be returning to the first-team fold soon.

It’s fair to say that these Red Devils fans aren’t too fussed by his return…

> Hopefully Jesse Lingard is not back anytime soon
>
> — FPL Maestro (@XxFPLMaestroxX) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/XxFPLMaestroxX/status/1186240631208861696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Keep resting Lingard for sometime. [#WeBeg](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeBeg?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Papa Mould (@Jo\_han\_nes) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/Jo_han_nes/status/1186240866924544002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Don’t want Lingard back anytime soon
>
> — Kian🇮🇪 (@crosstheuniverz) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/crosstheuniverz/status/1186240515639054336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> I don’t want him back ever.
>
> — KallGov (@KallGov) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/KallGov/status/1186243334009954306?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Jess should please rest more…we dont nreed him
>
> — Sky (@sky\_fizzle) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/sky_fizzle/status/1186245087598174208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> ..Jesse Lingard is back soon- \*Heart break\*
>
> — T.D Ayodele (@TosinAyodele10) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/TosinAyodele10/status/1186252759504433152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***United fans, do you want to see Lingard return or are you a better side without him? Let us know below!***